Slides: https://www.andreashandel.com/presentations/
1/16/23
| Increase in: | Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|---|
| Location Freedom | live wherever you want | none? |
| Topic Freedom | work on what interests you | requires self-direction to find interesting and relevant topics to work on |
| Time Freedom | schedule your days as you want | probably no time when you are “done” (no clocking out at 5pm) |
| General Freedom | nobody tells you what to do | you need to figure out what to do; can get isolating |
| Increase in: | Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation | more money | usually more responsibility, more work, less freedom |
| Workload | possibly more impact | less free time |
| Pace | can feel energizing | can feel stressful |
| Job security | reduced stress | none? |
| Advancement Opportunities | upward career trajectory easier | staying in place might be seen as failure |
| Increase in: | Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|---|
| Teamwork | energizing | restricts freedom; stressful if bad team members |
| Meaningful work | feels good | none? |
| Continued Learning |
can be enjoyable and exciting | can be a source of stress if no interest in constant learning |
| Responsibility for others |
can increase one’s impact | can be stressful (hire/fire, secure funding) |
| Research University | Community College | Start-up | Large Corp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location Freedom | ++ | + | +/++/+++ | +/++/+++ |
| Topic Freedom | ++/+++ | +/++ | +/++ | +/++/+++ |
| Time Freedom | ++/+++ | +/++ | +/++ | +/++/+++ |
| General Freedom | +++ | ++ | +/++ | +/++ |
| Research University | Community College | Start-up | Large Corp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation | ++/+++ | + | ++/++++ | +++ |
| Workload | ++/+++ | +/++ | ++/+++ | +/++/+++ |
| Pace | ++ | +/++ | +++ | +/++ |
| Job security | +++ | ++/+++ | + | ++ |
| Advancement Opportunities | ++ | +/++ | ++/+++ | ++/+++ |
| Research University | Community College | Start-up | Large Corp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teamwork | ++ | +/++ | +++ | ++/+++ |
| Meaningful work | +/++/+++ | +/++/+++ | +/++/+++ | +/++/+++ |
| Continued Learning | ++/+++ | +/++ | +++ | +/++/+++ |
| Responsibility for others | ++/+++ | +/++ | +/++ | +/++/+++ |